Gareth Madsen, Head of Reefer Management at UASC, said, This order for 2,000 units from Daikin will enable UASC to deliver the right level of accessibility, quality and efficiency for the carriage of frozen and chilled cargoes.

The findings have implications for anyone in the fresh produce business who wants their environmental impact to be as small as possible," said Walter Wildrer of the 360 Quality Association of specialist reefer operators.

More recently, however, controlled atmosphere (CA) technologies added refinements that have extended the shelf life of perishable products and thus expanded the types of perishables that can be shipped in reefers without spoilage.

The industry is looking for anything that will extend the life of trailers, especially reefers, and that will improve their efficiency, both energy-wise and in terms of how they manage the fleets to have maximum availability," says Tipton.

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